Busan seafood restaurant for abalone pork bone jjim: Haemullae

Haemullae

As the weather gradually turns chilly, I find myself craving warm food for dinner rather than something cool.

Visiting Haemullae for hot stone seafood and pork bone jjim

This time, I went to Haemullae, a new spot in Myeongji, for hot stone seafood and pork bone jjim. Let me introduce Haemullae, a great Myeongji seafood-jjim restaurant with a generous platter of seafood and pork neck bones!

Haemullae is close to Myeongji Traders, so it is easy to get to. With plenty of apartment complexes nearby and supported underground parking in the building, it is a great Myeongji seafood-jjim restaurant for family visits.

The atmosphere and menu

The restaurant was compact, with about seven or eight tables. It has a quiet atmosphere that is nice for a family meal or a small gathering to chat. The tables are fairly spacious too, which was very good!

The main menu is focused on one dish, hot stone seafood and pork bone jjim, which you order according to the number of people. It is a generous spread topped with pork neck bones, whole squid, shrimp, abalone, squid fritters, and more.

There were several side dishes too, so they looked useful if you wanted extra food to go with drinks or were visiting with children. We ordered the three-person hot stone seafood and pork bone jjim (₩58,000). We chose spicy, the middle of the three spice levels. It is about as spicy as Shin Ramyun!

Interestingly, the drinks menu also had saengsomaek, a mix of draft beer and soju, as well as Cass Zero, so you could choose according to your taste.

From the banchan to the hot stone seafood and pork bone jjim

First came cabbage salad, pickled radish, seasoned chives, corn salad, potato salad, and yubu chobap (fried tofu rice pockets). The banchan (small side dishes) were good overall, but the warm potato salad was especially delicious!

The pickled radish was not overpowering and tasted refreshing, so much so that I got a refill.

Three-person hot stone seafood and pork bone jjim (₩58,000)

After a short wait, the hot stone seafood and pork bone jjim arrived, piled high with seafood. Whole squid, shrimp, abalone, and squid fritters were on top, while there were plenty of pork neck bones and bean sprouts underneath. The portion was sooooo big.

There was one whole abalone per person, and it was incredibly fresh. There was no fishy taste from the abalone innards, making it the best abalone I have had recently.

The squid fritters on top were crispy and pleasantly chewy, and the whole squid was tender too.

The pork neck bones also had thick pieces of meat on them and were tender, with no unpleasant smell.

The overall seasoning was a little strong, so it paired well as food for drinks or with rice.

Bang-a chimichurri sauce and fried rice

Bang-a chimichurri sauce

They told us to spoon the bang-a chimichurri sauce served alongside over the pork bone jjim.

The bang-a herb aroma was not too strong but subtle, making this a nice little flavor kick now and then!

I already tend to love bang-a, so I really liked the bang-a chimichurri sauce. It refreshed the palate amid the rich flavors of the seafood and neck bones, which made it very satisfying.

Add fried rice (₩3,000)

We were already full from the hot stone seafood and pork bone jjim, but fried rice was too hard to pass up, so we added it. Because it was made on the hot stone platter, the rice got lightly crisped on the bottom, adding a nutty flavor that went beautifully with the remaining sauce—perfect as a finishing dessert~ The sauce itself was deeply seasoned and flavorful, so it worked wonderfully with fried rice.

We finished completely full and satisfied~ Next time, I want to bring the whole family along to enjoy it.

The restrooms are shared commercial-building facilities and separated by gender. High chairs are available.

Haemullae is a Myeongji seafood-jjim restaurant where a generous platter of seafood and pork neck bones lets you enjoy different ingredients in turn. The fresh abalone, tender neck bones, and crisp-chewy squid fritters were particularly memorable. It is a great place to finish with a filling fried rice too.